SANTA INEZ TRAIL DESCRIPTION
Enjoy one of the quieter trails for passage along Santa Inez trail, with easy access to Dike trail and inland to east-west trails. Spring ushers in a wildflower bonanza of brilliance and fragrances, evidenced in the abundance of Blue-eyed grasses, lupines, and wild hyacinth. Ample parking is located at the trailhead. You can also access Dike Trail from Santa Inez Trail:
DIKE TRAIL DESCRIPTION
Along the Dike trail, visitors can witness each season’s most impressive displays in bird sightings and flowering plants. During summer water evaporates, leaving salt pans where Killdeer nest. Winter brackish ponds shelter hundreds of waterfowl. The dike area was an early part of restoration efforts in the East Basin beginning in the 1980s. It received an Orchid Award for creating nesting islands and restored habitat for sensitive and endangered species.
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DIRECTIONS
- I-5 to Lomas Santa Fe exit
- East off exit
- Left on Santa Helena
- Left on Santa Rosita
- Left on Santa Florencia
- Left on Santa Inez
Killdeer (Photo: B. Wechter)
